Qualcomm seeks a Principal Engineer with 18+ years of Linux kernel, KVM, or TEE development experience to lead the design and development of security, virtualization, confidential compute, and trusted execution environment features for next-generation RISC-V SoCs. The role requires hands-on technical leadership at the hardware–software intersection, driving upstream contributions to OpenSBI, KVM, and the Linux kernel, collaborating with hardware teams on silicon and emulation bring-up, and guiding compliance test integration.… Strong expertise in virtualization, confidential compute, TEEs, and debugging tools (ftrace, perf, kgdb, crash) is essential; RISC-V architecture exposure and proven open-source community contributions are highly valued.
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As Server SoC Security Architect at Qualcomm, you will define system-level security architecture for Snapdragon processors across data center, automotive, and mobile platforms. You'll establish hardware and software security requirements, specify and review SoC-level security mechanisms, conduct threat analysis, and serve as technical liaison to product management and standards teams.… The role requires 10+ years in SoC security (architecture and design), 5+ years in compute/data center SoC architecture, and deep expertise in confidential compute (RME, TDX, SEV-SNP, RISC-V CoVE), root of trust, TEE, and secure boot. You'll work cross-functionally with hardware/software engineering, services, and OEM partners to deliver industry-leading security solutions.